A Boy’s Will
What it meant back then, for an 11-year-old boy, was the excitement and freedom to ride his bike into a wondrous and new path, beyond where I had been, out in the open spaces.
The bike path was the original MySpace — not an internet chat — where we children had room to ride our bikes, instead of out on the streets where it was dangerous.
The Meaning of the Path
I can best state the feelings of most Culver City adults who travel the bike path, at all hours of the day and night, through two poems by Robert Frost:
When I go up through the mowing field,
The headless aftermath
Smooth-laid like thatch with heavy dew
Half closes the garden path.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.
I just offered the first portion of these poems.
My main point is that we have a beautiful path to take us away from the congested streets screaming with awful noise.
Bike Path Has No Voice
The gang, the Culver City Boyz, from the old, decaying Mar Vista Projects, claims the bike path as Boyz’ territory.
They proved it, and not by their words.
They proved it last Thursday night at 7:45 by mugging a simple, and young, jogger on the bike path.
Selling Stolen Property
They took his personal belongings to sell on the gang’s self-made open flea market at the Mar Vista Projects.
Many poor, vulnerable souls who travel the bike path have fallen easy prey to this gang of hoods who control the path with iron lead.
Politicians — from Culver City as well as Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl’s 11th District have failed to provide answers to the public about bike path safety.
Unvoiced Questions
Answers to questions have been placed out of reach of the simple-minded public. I
n the wake of last week’s unsatisfactory meeting, can the Del Rey Homeowners and Neighbors Assn. shed light on the issue of the traveling public’s safety?
Will the association address the bike path safety issue for Culver City residents who deserve a thoughtful response?
A New Priority
Elected officials said the theme of last Wednesday’s association meeting was “The Big Squeeze,” referring to onrushing development and traffic.
I say it is time to squeeze the bike path public safety issue back onto the agenda, at the top, before there are further incidents. The path would run along the legendary Ballona Creek, which curved behind our school.
